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Chapter 1218 Chief and Deputy Envoys

Su Ning was not surprised by the successful expulsion of Princess Li Yunrui. She still wanted Emperor Qing to kill this vicious woman directly. You know, Li Yunrui is a real madwoman, and she will definitely find ways to take revenge.

What Su Ning never imagined was that Princess Li Yunrui would secretly come to Taiping Villa the night before leaving Beijing.

Su Ning looked at Li Yunrui in surprise and asked, "Princess, what's wrong with you today?"

"Sixth brother, have I ever done anything to let you down? Why do you keep trying to hurt me again and again?" However, the eldest princess Li Yunrui angrily questioned Su Ning as soon as she came up.

Su Ning looked at the princess with disdain and asked, "Princess, do you think the whole world revolves around you? Anything that doesn't go your way is an attempt to harm you?"

"Humph!"

"Princess, please speak up! I need to go back and hug my maid to sleep."

As expected, Princess Li Yunrui arrogantly offered, "Sixth Brother, don't you want to know the identity of this Si Lili beside you?"

"No! In my eyes, women are either pretty or not."

"..." Seeing that the Sixth Old Man, Su Ning, was not fooled, Princess Li Yunrui was also very angry. "Sixth Old Man, I came to Taiping Villa this time because I want to cooperate with you."

"I'm sorry! I don't have the heart to play any tricks, so Princess, you'd better choose someone else." However, Su Ning refused without even thinking.

"you……"

"Sixth Brother, just tell me what your conditions are. I, Li Yunrui, promise I won't hesitate."

"..."

With a "thump", Princess Li Yunrui actually knelt down, which showed that she was really desperate this time.

But only she knew how sincere she was in her heart, and Su Ning was really not interested in this Princess Li Yunrui. "Princess, it seems that you didn't come here to seek cooperation this time."

Li Yunrui pretended to be pitiful and looked at Su Ning, "I'm at my wit's end. I beg you, Sixth Brother, to save me for Wan'er's sake."

"Then why don't you go find your Second Prince Li Chengze? Haven't you two always worked well together?"

"Ah? Lao Liu, you even know this?" Sure enough, Su Ning's words made Li Yunrui really scared.

"Although I'm not interested in your affairs, it doesn't mean I don't know anything, so I advise you to stop pestering me."

"Sixth Brother, since you already know everything, I will not hide it from you. I do have a partnership with the Second Prince. If you can help the Second Prince ascend the throne, I will definitely make you, Sixth Brother, second only to the emperor."

"Not interested! Princess, you'd better leave now! I'm really worried that your affair with the Second Prince will be made public, because I really don't want Wan'er to know that her mother has been seducing the Crown Prince and the Second Prince."

"you……"

Then the vicious woman Li Yunrui left Taiping Villa in a panic. She didn't expect that the Sixth Prince, who had always been peaceful, was the most terrifying one. At the same time, Li Yunrui also made up her mind to kill Su Ning.

And Su Ning did look down on the eldest princess Li Yunrui. At the same time, he also felt that the power in Li Yunrui's hands was being targeted by Emperor Qing and the Inspection Institute. Accepting the eldest princess Li Yunrui's allegiance was tantamount to suicide.

In addition, the eldest princess Li Yunrui could not be sincere to him. She was still planning for the second prince Li Chengze, so Su Ning had no intention of cooperating with them.

Seeing Li Yunrui return in such a distraught state, Second Prince Li Chengze's heart skipped a beat. "Aunt, how is it going? Did the Sixth Prince agree to cooperate?"

"No! This Sixth Prince is very dangerous. He actually knows the relationship between you and me." Princess Li Yunrui explained to the Second Prince with a sinister look on her face.

"How can this be?"

Then Princess Li Yunrui revealed her evil plan, "Chengze, the Sixth Prince is not the fool that Crown Prince Li Chengqian is, and he is even more terrifying than we imagined. So I plan to kill him."

"That's the only way! Since he can't be used by me and he knows so many of our secrets, I won't be able to sleep or eat unless I kill Lao Liu."

"Chengze, I'm worried that Old Six has too many secrets, and Yan Xiaoyi isn't good at close combat, so I want to arrange a few more people to act together."

"Okay! This time I'll let Xie Bian go with me to hunt down Lao Liu."

However, Princess Li Yunrui shook her head with a sneer on her face, "Adding Xie Bian is not safe either, so it's better to add a few more people."

"Who?"

"Shangshanhu, Haitang Duoduo, and Langtao from Northern Qi, and Yun Zhilan, the eldest disciple of Si Gujian from Dongyi City."

"Great! Excellent! This time I'm sure to chop Lao Liu into minced meat. Let's see how he can look down on me in the future."

What the second prince Li Chengze could not stand the most was Su Ning's disregard for him. He had never looked at him straight in the eye since he was a child, so the deep-minded second prince had long wanted to deal with Su Ning.

Besides, now that Suning has suddenly become a weapon in the hands of Emperor Qing, and has also touched the cake of their faction, the second prince Li Chengze will naturally never let Suning go.

……

Ye Qingmei's achievements have completely benefited the entire Nanqing, making Nanqing the most powerful country in this fictional world. Whether in terms of economy or military, it can be said to be far ahead.

Therefore, the following battles were fought very fiercely, and the opponent, the Northern Qi army, fled all the way, directly losing a large amount of territory to the Southern Qing army.

However, the defeated Northern Qi army still had some strength left, and Nanqing did not want to take desperate measures, so a stalemate was formed.

At this time, Fan Xian was not only the director of the Inspection Institute, but also appointed by Emperor Qing as the deputy envoy to negotiate with Northern Qi. Immediately afterwards, he represented Southern Qing and Northern Qi in a verbal battle. This is the so-called truth that war and peace talks are twins.

Su Ning was suddenly summoned to the palace by Emperor Qing, so he naturally made inquiries in advance. "Eunuch Qian, we meet again. I heard that you are now also the Deputy Envoy of the Imperial Treasury?"

"Thanks to Your Highness! Everything in my heart is as clear as a mirror." The old eunuch naturally had a big smile on his face at this time. You know, the inner treasury is a blessed place with a lot of money.

"That's good! I also hope that you, Eunuch Qian, can always have a smile on your face."

"Thank you, Your Highness! His Majesty is in a very bad mood today. It would be best if you don't contradict him like you did before."

"What's wrong? Are you still not happy after winning the battle on the front line?" Suning asked something immediately.

"We've won on the front line! But the head of our Nanqing Inspection Bureau's secret agent in Northern Qi has been arrested."

"Oh? Yan Bingyun?"

"That's right! Your Highness, please be careful this time."

When Su Ning was brought to a palace by Eunuch Qian, he saw that the Crown Prince and the Second Prince were already there, with Fan Xian, who looked confused, beside them. Su Ning really didn't expect that today would be a meeting between father and son.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Su Ning simply bowed as he looked at the Crown Prince Li Chengqian in front of him.

"Well, sit down! I don't know what the emperor meant by calling us all here?" At this time, the prince naturally didn't care about Suning's etiquette, but instead asked Suning casually.

However, Su Ning turned to look at the Second Prince Li Chengze and asked, "Second Prince, do you know?"

"Sixth Brother, you've never called me Second Brother since we were little. Have I ever offended you?"

"Second brother, you've never called me Sixth Brother since we were little. How have I offended you?"

"Ugh! This..."

Fan Xian, who was watching the show on the side, quickly looked at Su Ning and saluted, "Your humble servant Fan Xian greets His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince."

Then Su Ning stopped paying attention to the Second Prince Li Chengze and instead looked at Fan Xian with a smile on his face. "Well, I heard you've been very busy lately! Did you manage to fool the Northern Qi delegation?" "Huh? Your Highness, you're too kind! Actually, this is all thanks to the entire Honglu Temple."

"Fan Xian, you are just being modest! Come and sit over here too." Su Ning, who was sitting next to him, invited Fan Xian to sit there.

"Thank you, Your Highnesses."

Just as Su Ning, Fan Xian and the other three sat down, Emperor Qing appeared in casual clothes and smiled as he looked at his four sons.

"Greetings, Father." "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Emperor Qing smiled casually, "Well, no need to be polite! I called you all here today just to have a family dinner."

"Your Majesty, since today is a family dinner, it would be inappropriate for me to be here, right?" At this time, Fan Xian wanted to leave.

"It's okay! You're thick-skinned, so you'll be a matchmaker."

"Uh?"

Emperor Qing then began to evaluate his sons one by one, "Prince, you have always been reserved and dull since you were young. I didn't expect you to still be like this when you grow up."

"Uh……"

"Second brother, you have never been a serious person since you were young. I don't know when you will become steady."

"hey-hey……"

"Sixth Brother, you are the youngest, but you are the hardest for me to understand. You feel like an old man to me."

"Father, perhaps it's because I prefer quietness that I seem out of tune with the outside world."

"Yeah, that makes sense!" Emperor Qing was just saying this casually at this point, and he really didn't take Su Ning too seriously. Then, pointing at Fan Xian, he asked Su Ning and the other two, "What do you three think of Fan Xian?"

"Your Majesty, young Master Fan is naturally the pillar of the country, and his future prospects are limitless." Crown Prince Li Chengqian considered it carefully.

"Your Majesty, I have the best relationship with Fan Xian and we hang out the most. I feel that he has a free-spirited personality and will definitely bring surprises to our Daqing in the future." The second prince Li Chengze's eyes moved a few times.

"Well, what do you think, Sixth Brother?" Then Emperor Qing looked at Su Ning who was silent.

"Father, this is my second time meeting Fan Xian, so I don't know much about him. However, he is my future brother-in-law. No matter what kind of person he is, he is still a relative."

"Well, what Lao Liu said is the most human."

"Huh?" At this time, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince felt offended.

"No matter who is in charge of Daqing in the future, you must take good care of Fan Xian."

"Yes! Father, I obey your command."

Not long after, Emperor Qing drove away the restless Crown Prince and Second Prince, and instead kept the brothers Su Ning and Fan Xian.

"Sixth Brother, Fan Xian, the recent negotiations with the Northern Qi envoys have yielded results. However, they've requested that we repatriate Sean and also send back your maid, Si Lili. It's said that Si Lili is a spy planted in Kyoto by the Northern Qi."

"Father, Si Lili is now my personal maid, so it's impossible for her to leave my side."

"She's just a woman! How can she be considered in the same breath as a military or national affair?"

"Father, I have no great ambitions and am extremely stingy. The women around me are my ultimate bottom line."

"I will exchange ten maids with you."

"This is about a man's bottom line and dignity, not about exchange."

"you……"

"Your Majesty, I also strongly agree with what the Sixth Prince said. A man should never compromise when he needs to be stingy."

"Humph! You two seem to be in cahoots. Then you two will be sent to Northern Qi as the chief and deputy envoys. It will be a good opportunity for you to explain things to the Northern Qi monarch and his ministers."

"Huh?" Su Ning naturally understood that he had been tricked by Emperor Qing, and quickly refused to accept the mission to Northern Qi. "Father, I am the legitimate prince of Daqing. How can I be an envoy to another country? If you don't know, you might think I'm going to ask for peace."

"Nonsense! Why are you talking so much nonsense? It is precisely because you are the prince of Daqing that you should contribute more to the country."

"This……"

"Don't worry! I won't treat you unfairly. When you come back, I'll hold a wedding for you and Fan Ruoruo."

"Ahem! And Lin Wan'er."

"Sure! Then you can marry two wives at once."

"Thank you, Father."

"Sixth Brother, although you are the chief envoy to Northern Qi this time, the affairs of the mission should be handed over to the deputy envoy Fan Xian. He is more clever and can handle the complex situation in Northern Qi."

"Yes! Father, this mission to Northern Qi is extremely dangerous. Could you please let Eunuch Hong Siyang be in charge of personal protection?"

"Don't worry! We've already arranged everything for you. Not only is there the ninth-grade master Hong Siyang, but we also have the ninth-grade archery master Yan Xiaoyi."

"My dear father, thank you very much."

"Fan Xian." Then Emperor Qing turned his head and looked at Fan Xian standing beside him.

"Your Majesty." Fan Xian hurried forward.

"We must kill Sean halfway."

"Eh? Yes! Your Majesty."

"Go! This time, let me see how you brothers, united as one, can achieve great things."

"Yes! Father." "Yes! Your Majesty."

Then Su Ning and Fan Xian walked out of the palace together, but Emperor Qing was standing on a high building looking at the backs of the two brothers. Looking at the two sons in front of him made Emperor Qing feel complicated.

However, in order to maintain the imperial power in his hands, he had to continue to use these two sons, so family affection was almost a rare thing in Emperor Qing's heart.

Fan Xian, who was walking out of the palace with Su Ning, looked at Su Ning in confusion and asked, "Your Highness, why do you seem reluctant to go on the diplomatic mission to Northern Qi?"

"Hmph! Good or bad fortune is unpredictable! It's very likely that we will all die in Northern Qi." However, Suning knew that this trip would be very exciting, and it would be a good opportunity to capture a few more beauties to sleep with him.

"No way?" As expected, Fan Xian's face was filled with horror.

"You are still too young. You must be mentally prepared for the possibility of death this time."

"..."

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(End of this chapter)